Friday, September 01, 2006

Jenny's Heart

This is Jenny
Jenny is staying at the Love A Child Orphanage right now although she is a special case. She is not an orphan. She has a very loving mother who takes very good care of her. Jenny looks like a very healthy and normal child but she's actually a very sick little girl. She has a hole in her heart and she's in dire need of surgery to repair it. Without this surgery, Jenny's health will continue to deteriorate. As it is now, she's only able to do minimal activity before she needs to stop and squat down and rest. Her mother comes and visits her every week at the orphanage and she loves her very much.

Love A Child is searching for a cardiologist that will agree to perform Jenny's surgery here in the United States. It's something that we all take for granted. Here in the U.S., if a child develops a health problem, there are doctors to handle the child's care. In the U.S., even the poorest of children can still receive medical attention through goverment assistance. In Haiti, a sick child has very little chance of survival. Without this heart surgery, Jenny will not survive.

If you are reading this and you know of anyone who could help out with Jenny's plight, please email us or leave a comment. We want to see Jenny go on to lead a very normal and healthy life and to be able to go home to her mother. She's such a beautiful little girl with an infectious smile. We need to make sure Jenny continues to smile.

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